. good morning. princes william and harry, actors like hugh grant, members over tony blair's former government, the list of people who claim they have had their privacy invaded is long. cell phone messages, allegedly hacked. >> the license that the tabloid press has had to steal british citizens' privacy for their commercial profit, very often vulnerable british citizen is a scandal. >> reporter: a scandal that led to this inquiry into the behavior of the british press. and to give evidence, harry porter author, jk rowling. >> such a sense of invasion. >> reporter: journalists even targeted the phone of a murdered 13-year-old school girl and kate mccann, grieving for her missing daughter. >> ultimately violated. you know, i had written these words at the most desperate time in my life. >> reporter: at the wake of the scandal, the mass selling news of the world newspaper shut shut down. its opener, rupert murdoch, appear ted inquiry. >> all i can do is apologize to a lot of people. >> reporter: murdoch also owns media companies, including fox news and 20th century fox, but today's re
